PBKS vs LSG – IPL 2022 Report: Lucknow bowlers shun the Kings!
PBKS vs LSG, Match 42 – IPL 2022 Report: Lucknow Super Giants moved to No.3 on points table after edging Punjab Kings on a tricky wicket.
Batting first, LSG lost captain KL Rahul early to Kagiso Rabada. Quinton de Kock and Deepak Gooda put on a 85 run-stand for the 2nd wicket before Sandeep Sharma got the wicket of the South African (98/2) in the 13th over.
LSG lost a flurry of wickets in the span of 13 runs as they were reduced to 111/6 in 15.3 overs. Rabada picked 4 wickets to bog down the Lucknow batting order. Late order slogs from Dushmantha Chameera and Mohsin Khan powered LSG to 153/8 in their full quota of overs.
Chasing 154 to win, captain Mayank Agarwal was off to a dashing start, but wickets fell at regular intervals to choke the chase. Krunal Pandya was instrumental in picking wickets of Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Jitesh Sharma which totally took the mojo out of PBKS chase. He also took the important catch of Jonny Bairstow to draw the curtain to the show. Krunal conceded just 11 runs in his 4 overs, picking 2 wickets. He bowled a maiden as well.
PBKS were reduced to 92/5 in 13.2 overs and the required run rate climbed over 10 runs per over very quickly.
The variations by LSG bowlers made it extremely difficult for the Punjab batsmen to slog through in the end. Youngster Mohsin Khan broke the back of Punjab by removing Liam Livingstone at a very crucial juncture of the match. He mixed up his pace with uncanny slower deliveries which removed Rabada and Rahul Chahar in the end overs.
LSG secured a comfortable 20 run win in the end and it was the bowlers who took them over the line.
Toss: Mayank Agarwal (PBKS) won the toss and elect to bat
Playing XIs:
Lucknow Super Giants:
Quinton de Kock (wk), KL Rahul (c), Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan
Punjab Kings:
Quinton de Kock (wk), KL Rahul (c), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
PBKS vs LSG – IPL 2022 – Match Summary
LSG 153-8 in 20 overs
Quinton de Kock 46 (37) – 4 fours & 2 six
Deepak Hooda 34 (28) – 1 four & 2 sixes
Jason Holder 11 (8) – 1 six
Dushmantha Chameera 17 (10) – 2 sixes
Mohsin Khan 13*(6) – 1 four & 1 six
Kagiso Rabada 4-0-38-4
Sandeep Sharma 4-0-18-1
Rahul Chahar 4-0-30-2
PBKS 133-8 in 20 overs
Mayank Agarwal 25 (17) – 2 fours & 2 sixes
Jonny Bairstow 32 (28) – 5 fours
Liam Livingstone 18 (16) – 2 sixes
Rishi Dhawan 21*(22) – 3 fours & 1 six
Mohsin Khan 4-1-24-3
Dushmantha Chameera 4-0-17-2
Ravi Bishnoi 4-0-41-1
Krunal Pandya 4-1-11-2
Result: LSG won by 20 runs
Player of the Match: Krunal Pandya
POINTS TABLE:
Lucknow Super Giants – 12 points – 3rd spot
Punjab Kings – 8 points – 7th spot
